Gina Liccardo dance, salsa dance, mambo, latin dance, wedding / first dance; New York, NY

Gina A. Liccardo, Artist/Performer/Instructor Dance Background Gina Liccardo was born and raised in Brooklyn New York and has been dancing for as long as she can remember. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Arts for music. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. She has been trained in modern dance and she has also studied various other forms of dance, including jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop and latin. After graduating from Brooklyn College, her love of latin music forged her into the salsa scene where she has since continued to flourish. Gina is a self-taught follower in the art of mambo/salsa dancing, however, she accredits this ability to her modern dance teachers and training at Brooklyn College, June Lewis, Barbera Mateer, Randall Bruce & Claudio Assante, along with the many talented, skillful and expressive male leads in the New York City social club scene. In 2004, Gina began studying the lead with Gabriel Romero (Mambo Romero (SF)), Teddy Garces (Santo Rico, NY) and Al Zagami (Jorday Rivera's School of Dance). Her performance and teaching experience include appearances on Sabado Gigante, Latino New York on PBS, Gotta Dance on the American Movie Channel, promotional performances for Anheuser Busch and Carr’s Corporation, production performances at Club Maya Beach Resort in Playacar, Mexico where she performed, instructed class and was assistant to choreographer. She has also performed with Razz M’Tazz Dance Company, Danzahora Company, Mambo Romero Dance Company and Pepatian Dance Group in the Lincoln Center Out of Doors performances. She has also instructed group and private lessons at DanceSport Studio in Manhattan, NY. Gina currently instructs class at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Twelve Towns YMCA and teaches group classes, workshops and private lessons in Manhattan for her company Liccardo Enterprises. Gina specializes in teaching Salsa On2 the predominant form of salsa dancing done in the New York City club scene and recognized throughout the United States and around the world.

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